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JPO releases a study on the history of the Japanese design system on its website

The Japan Patent Office (JPO) has released on its website a study covering the 120 years of history of the Japanese design system, entitled The Japanese design system: a 120-year-long journey.
The study offers an exhaustive presentation of the history of the design system from its origins to the latest revisions of the law, including an overview of the evolution of the designs themselves, and is divided in the following four parts:

First partA 120-year-long history
Second partHistory of the use of the design system
Third part Chronological table covering the 120-year period
Fourth partDocuments (list of major design rulings, bibliography of design-related documents, bibliography of design-related theses…)

Website of the JPO design department (in Japanese):
http://www.jpo.go.jp/seido/s_ishou/isyou_seido_ayumi.htm